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About Whel Village

Whel is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 535 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 758 hectares hectares.

Whel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Whel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 758 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 535
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Whel compares

By the 2011 count Whel is the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 758 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Whel

Whel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Whel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Wadgaon, Wadi Limbu, Waghangaon and Waghrat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Whel

As per the Census of India 2011, Whel village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Whel village has 535 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Whel has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Whel covers 758 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Whel falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Whel notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Whel.

Whel is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Whel today is likely to be higher.

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